The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1996 M12 16 - 356 pages What binds together Louis Riel’s former secretary, a railroad inventor, a Montreal comedienne, an early proponent of Canada’s juvenile system and a prominent Canadian architect? Socialists, suffragists, musicians, artists — from 1898 to 1948, these and some 550 other individual Canadian Bahá’ís helped create a movement described as the second most widespread religion in the world. Using diaries, memoirs, official reports, private correspondence, newspapers, archives and interviews, Will C. van den Hoonaard has created the first historical account of Bahá’ís in Canada. In addition, The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 clearly depicts the dynamics and the struggles of a new religion in a new country. This is a story of modern spiritual heroes — people who changed the lives of others through their devotion to the Bahá’í ideals, in particular to the belief that the earth is one country and all of humankind are its citizens. Thirty-nine original photographs effectively depict persons and events influencing the growth of the Bahá’í movement in Canada. The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 makes an original contribution to religious history in Canada and provides a major sociological reference tool, as well as a narrative history that can be used by scholars and Bahá’ís alike for many years to come. |
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... woman and her two daughters , aged thirteen and ten , boarded a Canadian Pacific Railway train in London , Ontario , and undertook a journey to Chi- cago1 that would eventually result in the first stirrings of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada ...
... women and men . I have found it most helpful to receive the views of female readers , spotting this or that particular blind spot or bias on my part . Margrit Eichler's book , Non - Sexist Research Methods ( 1988 ) , has , in particular ...
... women ) and his challenge to secular and clerical authorities led to his execution in Tabriz in 1850. The Báb also proclaimed that he was the harbinger of one who would succeed him and whose teachings would establish a new world order ...
... women , known as the " Hands of the Cause of God , " who had been appointed by Shoghi Effendi to act as the " Chief Stewards " of the Bahá'í Faith . They prepared the worldwide Bahá'í community for the election of the Universal House of ...
... women to social change , respectively . 6 Something should be said on the subject of myths that are often the stuff of oral history . In much contemporary research , the traditional boundaries between " fact , " " myth , " and " oral ...
Contents
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Formation of Community Identity 191337 | 71 |
Illustrations | 131 |
Organization and Community Boundaries | 155 |
Relationship to Canadian Society | 251 |
Appendixes | 299 |
Bibliography | 317 |
Index | 337 |
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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |